Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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